Kyiv Metro halts train services due to voltage drop

Train services on the Kyiv Metro have been temporarily suspended due to a drop in voltage from external power supply sources.

Source: Kyiv City State Administration

Details: Escalators in the metro have also stopped working.

Kyiv City State Administration did not specify when services would resume, promising to provide further updates.

Local Telegram channels reported that all three metro lines had come to a halt. The city authorities did not provide any further details.

Updated at 18:40: Kyiv City State Administration reported that train services are gradually resuming on the blue and green metro lines, though with longer intervals between trains.

Train services on the red line remain suspended for now.

Background: Earlier on 8 October, a number of tram and trolleybus routes in Kyiv were delayed due to a lack of voltage in the overhead lines.

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